There's been an almighty kerfuffle recently as a very simple technique for attacking certain U-locks... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Bicycle lock maker Kryptonite, stung by revelations that some of its locks can be pried open with nothing more than the hull of a ballpoint pen, yesterday offered to provide free upgrades to customers ...

Kryptonite can be neutralized with a BIC ballpoint pen. Well, not exactly. The superpowered U-shaped bike lock, impervious to heavy-duty bolt cutters, bullets, and even the man of steel’s arch-enemy ...

Bike-lock maker Kryptonite is offering customers a free product exchange after discovering some models of its famous U-locks can be picked open with a simple ballpoint pen. Under the program, ...

Engadget reader Chester Bullock decided to toss Kryptonite the link and video we posted about picking their Evolution 2000's lock with a plain ol' Bic pen. And we can't say it wasn't a good idea, but ...

Many Vancouver cyclists, concerned that their bike U-locks can be picked using a ballpoint pen, have been scrambling to buy new locks in the past few days. "Yesterday we had 20 to 40 customers come in ...